Ho! Ho! Ho! Card

Hello! There are only a few days left until Christmas and I'm not done shopping for gifts. My biggest problem has been the fact that I don't like shopping and that leads to procrastination. At this point the crowds and traffic are more than I want to contend with, so I'm not sure what I will do.

This afternoon (instead of shopping) I made this Ho! Ho! Ho! Card using a cute digital image by Deedee's Digis called Santa Daniel. In case you haven't heard, Deedee's Digis is permanently closing on December 31, 2015 and right now all items are 75% off.

The layout for this card is from this weeks Sketch Saturday Challenge. All patterned papers are from the 25th and Pine paper pad by Basic Grey. Since the digital image came pre-colored there are minimal supplies used on this card. I used a stitched rectangle die by Lil'Inkers, three snowflake sequins, Modern Label punch and Word Window punch by Stampin' Up! and the sentiment is from the retired Good Greeting stamp set by Stampin' Up!. That's it! Well, I better go shopping!

This Ho! Ho! Ho! Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Sweet Stampin': Merry Christmas
• Eureka Stamps: Santa
• Sketch Saturday: Sketch
• Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas: Anything Christmas Goes

Wishing you and your family a very merry Christmas!

Baby's First Christmas Card

This week Bugaboo Digi Stamps is having a Christmas in July daily challenge event. Needless to say, I started late to the game. It started on Saturday and I just started playing along last night. I have some catching up to do! This Baby's First Christmas Card was made for the Sunday sketch challenge. My brother and his wife are expecting their first baby and it's due the middle of December. We don't know the gender of the baby yet, so I went with what I hope is gender neutral colors.

The image is called Christmas Rocking Horse and it was colored with a mix of Copic markers and Stampin' write markers. All patterned papers are from the Eskimo Kisses paper pad by Basic Grey. The date on the paper pad is 2009 so it's been hanging around for awhile. The sentiment was created on the computer using Georgia as the font. For a little sparkle I added three gold sequins but one really doesn't show up in the picture. It's on the lower left side of the holly paper. That's it! I'm pretty happy with how this card turned out. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

My Baby's First Christmas Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Catch The Bug: Sketch
• Aud Sentiments: Anything Goes + Sentiment
• Crafty Gals Corner: Christmas in July
• C.R.A.F.T.: Christmas

Owl with Tree Christmas Card

I hope everyone is staying warm today! We've been getting sleet today and we are expecting snow to start this evening. That gives me an excellent excuse to stay in my craft room. This afternoon I created this Owl with Tree Christmas Card. The layout for this card is from the sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches. I tried to clear out some of my old Christmas patterned paper from the Eskimo Kisses collection by Basic Grey. It's been in my stash for awhile and keeps getting pushed to the bottom. I really like the colors in this collection and thought the owl stamp by Stampendous! would coordinate well. I dug deep into my sticker stash and found the two star stickers by K & Company. It seems I always buy stickers but rarely use them. The image was colored with my Copic markers (BG45, E15, E23, E25, E27, E31, E55, R35, R59, R83, G99, YG17, YR27, and Y28). Well, that's about it. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful night and pleasant tomorrow!

My Owl with Tree Christmas Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Tuesday Morning Sketches: Sketch
• Copic Marker Europe: Everything about Christmas
• Flutter By Wednesday: Any Winged Creature
• There She Goes: Christmas Critters
• Clear it Out: Anything Goes

Butterfly Miss You Card

Recently, I found a new challenge called The Pink Elephant and this week their challenge is to use the color orange.  It just so happens that I recently made this Butterfly Miss You Card that I needed to post on my blog.  I love it when things work out.  I'm also linking this to the Make It Monday blog.

Butterfly Miss You Card Supplies: Cream cardstock, white cardstock, patterned paper by Basic Grey Sweet Threads collection, windowpane monarch stamp by Hampton Art (PS0520), VersaMark watermark stamp pad, Stampendous! Pearlustre embossing powder in cornaline, sentiment stamp by TPC Studios (greetings set, ST93416), Stampendous! Pearlustre embossing powder in jade, heat tool by The Paper Studio, Cricut machine, Home Accents cartridge, orange glitter brads, and foam tape.

Get Well Card

When it comes to colours, I love purples, greens, and aqua.  The Basic Grey paper I used in this weeks Paper Players Challenge is one of my favorites.  My opinion of Get Well Cards is they should be pretty and cheerful.  Hopefully when my neighbor receives this card it will put a smile on her face.

Get Well Card Supplies:  Cream cardstock, patterned paper by Basic Grey (Sweet Threads Collection, a-line dress/ swt-3284 & boutique shopping/ swt-3272), plum textured cardstock by American Crafts, Cricut machine, Cricut cartridges (Straight from the Nest and George and Basic Shapes), clear mini stamp by Studio 112 (flower, 60-30905), clear sentiment stamp by TPC Studios (Greetings, ST93416), pigment ink stack by Martha Stewart Crafts (colours used: ocean and dusk blue), Stampendous! embossing powder in translucent pearl, heat tool by The Paper Studio, gemstone by The Paper Studio (rainbow asst., 317693), and stampin' dimensionals.

If the Crown Fits Card

One of my favorite brands of patterned paper to work with is Basic Grey.  When I read they were having a Diamond Jubilee Challenge, I decided to play along.  My cats are treated like Queens, so I really wanted to find a digital stamp that featured a cat with a crown.  After a quick image search I found a great digital stamp at www.pjgscrapbookheaven.com called Queen for a Day by Jamie Kay.  The digital stamp was the starting point for my design inspiration.  My style isn't frilly so I took a bling approach to this card.  The Basic Grey patterned paper is from the out of print collection and the circles in this pattern gave me the idea for the cut out circles in this design.

If the Crown Fits Card Supplies:  Pink cardstock, white cardstock, patterned paper by Basic Grey (out of print collection, publication/ m-out-3324 and olivia collection, amelia/ m-via-2642), glitter cardstock by Recollections (179532), patterned paper by My Minds Eye (Lost & Found Two by Jen Allyson, LF2065), Fiskars edge punch, Bling on a Roll adhesive rhinestones by Recollections (174752), Cricut machine, Cricut cartridge (George and Basic Shapes, for 2" circles), computer, printer, digital stamp by Jamie Kay, corner punch by Creative Memories, 1.25" scallop circle punch by Marvy, ink stack by Martha Stewart Crafts (sea lavendar), and rhinestones for crown by Recollections. 

Sunny Days Ahead Card

I love it when a stamp and random paper from my stash go well together.  The sunny days ahead card was created for the Mojo Monday challenge.  When I saw the design I immediately knew what stamp I wanted to use.  When it came to selecting the paper I was stumped.  Finally, at the bottom of my stash was the perfect patterned paper by Basic Grey (Sweet Threads, lacy organic/swt-3275).  The flowers on the paper are similar to the ones in the stamp.  I used Copic markers to color in the stamped design and used a blender pen to give the flowers a distressed look. 

Sunny Days Ahead Card Supplies:  Pink cardstock, patterned paper by Basic Grey, cream cardstock, pearl aqua cardstock, lucky limeade cardstock by Stampin' Up!, Fiskars upper crest edge punch, adhesive lace die-cut border by Martha Stewart Crafts, rubber stamp by Inkadinkado (Sunny Days Ahead, 60-00117), lucky limeade classic stampin' pad by Stampin' Up!, Copic markers (colorless blender, B02, E00, RV19, R83 and RV34), paper flowers by The Paper Studio (item #285833), butterfly punch by Martha Stewart Crafts, Offray ribbon (#388241), rhinestones by Recollections, and dimensionals.

Easter Wishes Lamb Card

This week my goal is to get all my Easter cards made.  The digi stamp I found back in January of an adorable lamb should help me get the job done.  The card featured today is made with the digi stamp from Peppercus-design.  If you're searching for free digi stamps here is a great blog to try, http://freedigitalstamps.blogspot.com/.  There are a lot of great digi stamp alternatives to choose from.

Easter Wishes Lamb Card Supplies used:  Pale yellow cardstock, patterned paper by Basic Grey (euphoria/eden/eup-128), pearlescent solar yellow cardstock by Wausau Paper, white cardstock, computer, printer, ribbon by Creative Impressions, digi stamp by http://peppercus-design.blogspot.com/2012/01/digi-stamp-freebie-schaf-madel.html, clear stamp by Studio g, VersaMark watermark stamp pad in Champagne, pearlustre embossing powder by Stampendous! in Jade Pearl, heat embossing tool by Paper Studio, corner punch and yellow brads.

Easter Wishes Lamb Card Directions: 

1. Make card from cardstock, 6.25" x 4.5".
2. Trim patterned paper, wrap ribbon around paper piece, secure with tape, and adhere.
3. Print image on white cardstock, stamp sentiment and emboss.
4. Trim to desired size, corner punch, and layer with pearlescent paper.
5. Attach brads and adhere.

Floral Thank You Card

You don't have to spend a lot of money to make beautiful cards.  I'm a firm believer in working with what you have.  With this floral thank you card if you don't have a butterfly sticker a butterfly rubber stamp would work just fine.  With this design several sentiments could be used, thinking of you, miss you, just because, etc.  So don't be afraid to mix it up a little. 

Here are the supplies I used: Recollections folded cards in pink 4.5" x 6.25", The Paper Studio texture paper in lime, Basic Grey green at heart patterned paper (m-gah-2134), white cardstock, pink cardstock, Hero Arts chalk ink in iris, Hero Arts rubber stamp Thank You (D5510), K & Company Sweet Nectar Grand Adhesions dimensional butterfly stickers (30-662070), Martha Stewart Cornflower punch, Recollections rhinestones, paper trimmers, and adhesive tape runner.

Floral Thank You Card Directions:

1. Trim background papers, ink edges if desired, and adhere to card.
2. Measure the butterfly sticker and the sentiment to determine how big to make the focal point.  Trim papers to measurements leaving the accent paper a little larger for layering.
3. Stamp sentiment, ink edges if desired, layer, adhere to card and attach butterfly sticker.
4. Punch flowers, layer together, adhere to card, and attach rhinestones.